NEW DELHI: India’s men’s hockey team secured a spot in the semi-finals of the Paris Olympics by defeating Great Britain 4-2 in a dramatic penalty shoot-out on Sunday. The victory came despite India playing with a man down for over 40 minutes after Amit Rohidas was sent off with a red card.This victory marks India’s…
CHATEAUROUX: A rollercoaster. That’s how Manu Bhaker described it later here on Saturday morning. Her bid for a historic third medal had ended in an agonizing finish. It must have left her feeling empty inside, but she did not show it. She has learnt not to show it. She was there, up there. And then…
In a bold and unprecedented move, the CEO of an Indian-origin visa startup has promised to offer free visas to everyone if Neeraj Chopra clinches the gold medal at the Paris Olympics.Mohak Nahta, the founder of Atlys, made the pledge on LinkedIn, which quickly went viral, generating immense excitement and curiosity. If Chopra secures the…
NEW DELHI: On the ninth day of the Paris Olympics, key matches are set to unfold: the Indian men’s hockey team will face Great Britain in the quarterfinals, and Lakshya Sen is on the brink of making history as the first Indian male shuttler to reach the final.Following is India’s Day 9 schedule at the…
NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday spoke to hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh by phone and explained that he had hoped to attend the hockey quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics to boost the players’ morale, but was denied permission by the central government. The Punjab CM also congratulated the Hockey captain for…
NEW DELHI: Algerian boxer Imane Khelif on Saturday secured a medal at the Paris Olympics after defeating Anna Luca Hamori of Hungary in the women’s 66-kilogram quarterfinals. Khelif’s victory comes amid intense scrutiny and online abuse over misconceptions about her gender, turning the issue into a broader debate about identity in sports.Khelif won her quarterfinal…
NEW DELHI: After the heartbreak of finishing fourth in the women’s 25-meter pistol final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, Manu Bhaker took to X (formerly) to express her gratitude and reflect on her journey.Despite narrowly missing out on a third Olympic medal, losing the bronze medal to Hungary’s Veronika Major by the slimmest of…
NEW DELHI: Manu Bhaker, who has already made history as the first Indian athlete to win two bronze medals in a single Olympic edition, has the opportunity to further cement her legacy by competing for a third medal in her favorite event, the 25m pistol, on Saturday.Following is India’s Day 8 schedule at the Paris…
It’s looking promising: Hockey team beats Australia in Olympics for first time since 1972, ends 2nd in Pool BPARIS: This was a match to decide where India would finish on the points table in Pool B of the hockey competition – a match against a team India have suffered against over the years. In fact,…
India’s victory over Australia in Paris on Friday, which was the first such instance since 1972 in men’s hockey at the Olympics, helped them finish second in Pool B and book a quarterfinal with Great Britain as the pool fixtures concluded on Friday to decide the line-up for the last-eight stage. This is how the…
